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INTRODUCING KEMAL KILIÇDAROĞLU, THE OPPOSITION’S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Introduction While the state and all people have been trying to heal the wounds of the destruction caused by the great earthquakes in Türkiye (Turkey), conscious people, who think that this unfortunate situation that
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Turkey’s wobbly democracy suffers yet another heavy blow
Had the attempt to overthrow the Turkish government succeeded the morning of July 16, it would have been the fourth coup in Turkey’s modern history. The last was that of General Kenan Evren, Chief
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NATIONALIST ACTION PARTY’S CONGRESS CONTROVERSY
Founded in 1969 by former Colonel of Turkish Armed Forces, Alparslan Türkeş, Nationalist Action Party (Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi – MHP)[1] has always been an important actor in Turkish political life. Although the party has
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RPP WILL HOLD ITS ORDINARY CONGRESS ON 16-17 JANUARY 2016
Turkey’s pro-secular main opposition party, CHP (Republican People’s Party – RPP) will hold its ordinary congress on 16-17 January 2016 in Ankara. The congress will witness a leadership race between the current chair of
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TURKEY’S 1 NOVEMBER 2015 ELECTIONS: RETURN OF JDP AS THE SINGLE-PARTY GOVERNMENT
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (JDP) seized another victory on November 1, 2015 general elections with 49,5 % of the total votes. JDP, ruled by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu who replaced the President
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THE MIDDLE EAST: RISING AND FALLING STARS
In 2011, Turkey was seen as an unstoppable regional power and a rising star led by its Justice and Development Party (AKP). But the arrival of the Arab Spring heralded a deep change in
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EARLY ELECTIONS IN TURKEY
After the failure of coalition talks between four major political parties that were able to pass 10 % electoral threshold, Turkey is headed towards an early general election on November 1, 2015 in order
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2015 TURKISH GENERAL ELECTIONS
General elections in Turkey will be held on 7 June 2015 in order to elect the 550 members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM). The election will be the 24th general election in
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